Distinguished Member of Technical Staff

Applied Materials • Albany, NY

10d • $180,000 - $247,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Recognized as an industry-leading expert in FEOL/MEOL integration for Advanced CMOS Logic. Serves as a top technical authority responsible for defining technology strategy, shaping multi-year roadmaps, and driving breakthrough innovations that influence Applied Materials’ competitive position and customer success. Leads cross-functional and cross-business-unit initiatives to solve the industry’s most complex integration challenges. Progression to this level is restricted based on business requirements and demonstrated industry impact.

Requirements

• PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Typically 15+ years of semiconductor technology development, process integration, or advanced process engineering experience.
• Demonstrated record of significant technical contributions, patents, publications, industry recognition, and technology leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Recognized internally and externally as an industry authority in FEOL/MEOL integration and advanced CMOS technology development.
• Demonstrates exceptional depth in semiconductor process integration and broad expertise across related process modules and disciplines.
• Maintains deep understanding of industry roadmaps, customer technology directions, and competitive landscapes.
• Shapes business and technology strategy through technical leadership and industry insight.
• Influences product, technology, and investment decisions that impact Applied Materials’ long-term growth and competitive position.
• Anticipates industry, customer, and regulatory trends and translates them into actionable technology strategies.
• Leads highly complex, high-impact technical programs spanning multiple organizations, technologies, and business units.
• Establishes technical direction, aligns stakeholders, and drives execution through influence rather than organizational authority.
• Develops technical talent through mentoring, coaching, and thought leadership.
• Defines and solves unprecedented technical challenges with broad organizational and industry impact.
• Applies innovative, first-principles thinking to develop breakthrough solutions that establish new technology capabilities and competitive advantages.
• Influences Applied Materials’ technology direction, resource allocation, and strategic roadmap decisions.
• Drives outcomes that significantly impact customer success, business growth, technology leadership, and market position.
• Shapes industry best practices and technology evolution through innovation and technical leadership.
• Communicates complex technical concepts effectively to engineers, executives, customers, and industry leaders.
• Builds alignment across organizations and influences senior stakeholders to adopt new technical directions and strategies.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, key customers, and technical communities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority and integration lead for FEOL/MEOL technology development for Advanced CMOS Logic.
• Define and drive long-term integration strategy and roadmap aligned with future logic node requirements and customer technology needs.
• Lead development and deployment of breakthrough process technologies that address critical customer High Value Problems (HVPs).
• Drive cross-BU co-optimization and Integrated Materials Solutions (IMS) strategies to enable differentiated customer outcomes.
• Identify emerging technology trends, scaling challenges, and competitive threats; translate insights into Applied Materials technology direction and investment priorities.
• Lead the resolution of the most complex integration, yield, performance, reliability, and manufacturability challenges.
• Partner directly with strategic customers, technology partners, and senior technical leaders to influence roadmap decisions and accelerate technology adoption.
• Represent Applied Materials in external technical forums, industry conferences, consortia, and customer engagements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers, MTS, and Sr. MTS staff, strengthening Applied’s technical community and capabilities.
• Lead research and development of next-generation technologies that create significant business value through revenue growth, market share expansion, customer penetration, and accelerated time-to-market.
• Conceive, invent, and implement innovative technologies resulting in significant patent portfolios, publications, technical recognition, and industry impact.
• Drive adoption of advanced data analytics, modeling, and AI-enabled approaches to accelerate learning cycles and technical decision-making.
• Generate and present high-impact technical documentation, publications, white papers, customer presentations, and technology reviews.

Benefits

• Supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth.
• Programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Potential eligibility for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree